For Bannon, he was never going to be more powerful and more successful outside the White House than inside.

Once he turned in his hard pass he became like a thousand other political operatives in DC - looking for the next campaign, in need of benefactors, and tossed to the side because he doesn't have a job that ensures access and influence.

Also, this is a great reminder of the constant of American politics - when you are staff, you are staff.